Gothic II Complete Classic Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published December 11, 2023 · Updated December 7, 2023

For our Gothic II Complete Classic Review, we have torn down the magical barrier and released the prisoners of the Mine Valley. Now the former criminals of the forests and mountains are causing trouble around the capital of Khorinis. The town militia is powerless due to their low amount of force–outside of the town, everyone is helpless against the attacks of the bandits.

Gothic II Complete Classic Review

Gothic II Complete Classic Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
9.9GB download size.
Action RPG gameplay.
Game settings – subtitles, combat focus (none/box/lighten/both), object focus, text language, voice language, gore (none/little/much/more), random lock picks (none/easy/normal/hard/very hard).
Graphics option – high performance or high quality.
Video settings – brightness, contrast, and gamma.
Motion control support. (optional)
Controller settings – Invert the axis and sensitivity sliders for each stick.
Awesome in-game cutscenes that have been touched up and smoothed out.
Fantastic art on the loading screens.
Cutscenes are a mix of FMV and in-game.
Powerful and impactful voice work.
Third-person view.
A full 3D world with 360-degree camera control.
Multiple choice encounters.
You can fast-forward text conversations to speed them up and skip cutscenes.
Full player stats screen showing all your stats like strength, dexterity, skills, exp level, etc.
Proper old-school adventuring gameplay.
Can save and load when you want.
Handy loot all button.
Full inventory management system.
The jumping animation is hilarious to watch.
Interaction points highlight.It is a game that strangely keeps dragging you back in.
Text pops up over items etc.
Powerful soundtrack.
Text pops up over interactive points and points of interest.
Hack and slash combat.
EXP earned pops up as you earn it.
Play how you want.
At times you can get to watch the world live out.
A great trip down memory lane.
The world is a real experience and for some, it will look like it does in your memory.
Memorable locations.
Mission manager that shows current, failed, and completed missions.
Many save slots, like around 20.
When saving you also get told playtime and completion rate.
Quick save and quick load buttons.
Fantastic story.
You get main and optional side missions.

Gothic II Complete Classic Review

Gothic II Complete Classic Review Cons:

The controls are not great, they are very loose and feel like tank controls but with an emulated full movement mechanic over the top.
Hard to make things out like items and gear.
The menus are still clunky.
Cannot rebind controls.
Remember that games this old didn’t get tutorials.
Got stuck on the scenery quite a bit.
The game is not smooth in performance terms, when loading in assets etc. the game will either stutter or full-on lock up for a few seconds.
Actions like opening chests or climbing ladders require you to hold down the action game and there is no way to change that.
It is very slow-paced.

Gothic II Complete Classic Review